If Xu Yi had known that Servini was blaming him for abandoning the Lampari Kingdom and Bunta City, he would surely have cried out that he had been wronged.
He had brought his family back to Falling Star Manor in Bunta City half a month before the New Year.
Just yesterday, he had even attended the New Year's reception at the City Lord's Manor and held a "cordial and friendly" conversation with Lord Kamadu. Afterward, he had enjoyed a good drinking session with his old friends in Bunta City, so much so that his head still ached from the hangover when he got up on New Year's morning.
But a headache could not interfere with his plans.
As planned, he made his customary visits on the first day of the New Year. Those he visited included not only the Xinfei Merchant Guild's old partners in Bunta City, but also Lord Kamadu and representatives of the ten merchant guilds.
Although the two sides had effectively broken ties, the Xinfei Merchant Guild still retained some facilities in Bunta City and nominally remained one of its merchant guilds, so basic courtesies still had to be maintained in public.
Lord Kamadu and the ten merchant guilds clearly thought much the same way as Xu Yi. Although they had shown no mercy when taking action against him and the Xinfei Merchant Guild, they remained perfectly courteous when he came to visit, never displaying the slightest breach of etiquette.
Although these exchanges of courtesy were easy enough to understand, they greatly irritated President Cruz. He had come to Falling Star Manor early that morning to offer Xu Yi his New Year's greetings, only to discover that Xu Yi's visits to Lord Kamadu and the representatives of the ten merchant guilds had taken up half the morning.